... country—an isolated peat-bog, very deep, containing thick beds of shell marl, and enclosing smaH lake, around whose margin grew aquatic plants in the utmost luxuriance. In a few years the farm possessed a mansion-house, offices, and steading, (an isometrical ...

... stove Aquarium, is the establishment of Messrs Weeks & Co. It likewise presents features of interest to the cultivator of aquatic plants. Every one interested gardening has heard Messrs Weeks &. C'o.'s successful experiment in the cultivation the Victoria ...

... twenty footsteps of a chelonian or turtle and in the lower beds of the Devonian, in Forfarshire, fossil eggs of frogs and aquatic salamanders have been discovered, specimens of which were placed before the Society. The great interest of these discoveries ...

... way and depriving several of the inhabitants of their lives, tended in some measure to throw a damper on the resumption of aquatic sports, but on Saturday the arrangements were so complete, and the fame of the rowers expected so great, that every heart ...

... that the result was quite unexpected in this quarter, from the brilliant antecedents of the Browns in former contests for aquatic honours, as well their superior knowledge of the river; and a considerable amount ofmoney lias changed hands in consequence ...

... that the whole sum had been guaranteed. In connection with this, we may mention that arrangements are. being made for an aquatic review on the Queen's Birth Day, in which the first crew of the Scottish Central Railway Regatta Club are to run against larger ...

... summoned up all his courage, assumed an attitude of defiance, set his garrison in motion raising counter works, planted his aquatic engines, and poured such well directed volleys of dirt and filth on his assailants, as made them retreat from their entrenchments ...

... impertinence was aggravated by the fact, that a powerful opera glass was made the instrument a more minute inspection the aquatic evolutions. The blushing but indignant maidens, remained in the water long as was consistent with comfort and security, in ...

... last on the Gareloch, and seldom indeed have we witnessed such a turn-out of spectators, or deeper interest taken in any aquatic match pulled in Scotland, which may be readily accounted for by the well known ability of the respective crews, and their ...

... dismissed from the bar, there being no evidence directly inculpating them. THE REGATTA. all former occasions, our annual aquatic competitions have taken place the opposite side of the river, off Newport. But this year a change had been determined upon ...

... testing the quality of the yachts assembled at Cowes in the struggle lor the Squadron Cup for Yachts of all Nations, the great aquatic prize of the year. Two formidable competitors appeared, the Sylvie, American, and Aurora Borealis, Swede. The Sylvie, an ...

... with equal vigour and animosity. Fortune at last seemed about to decide in favour of her of the barn-door, when suddenly the aquatic, collecting all the energy of despair, seized his opponent by the head, dragged her into the pool, dived with her into the ...